Backlit Display and Backlight System Thereof

A display system comprising:

• an image display panel;
• a plurality of backlight units corresponding to an adjacent region of the image display panel and each unit having at least one light emission source;
• and
• a controller for individually varying at least one light characteristic of light emission from each backlight unit and for providing an image signal to the image display panel,
• wherein the at least one light characteristic is defined by determining at least one predefined parameter of light for each of a plurality of regions of an image to be displayed on a display panel, each region of the image corresponding to an adjacent backlight unit;
• and
• the imagine signal of each said region is provided responsive to the lighting characteristic of a corresponding backlight unit so as to display an image of at least one predetermined visual characteristic.

A method of displaying an image on a backlit display, the method comprising the steps of:

• determining at least one predefined parameter of light for each of a plurality of regions of an image to be displayed on a backlit display;
• providing at least one light characteristic by a plurality backlight units corresponding to each respective region of said plurality of regions responsive to said predefined parameter;
• and
• providing an image signal to said display, wherein the imagine signal of each said region of the display is provided responsive to the lighting characteristic of a corresponding backlight unit so as to display an image of at least one predetermined visual characteristic.